Comparison

ParanoiaList vs Karavan

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ParanoiaList

This app provides a simple checklist to ensure you don't forget essential tasks before leaving home, like locking doors or turning off appliances. It offers a distraction-free interface, customization options, and works offline. New features include daily mental health tips to help manage anxiety.

Highlights
  • Customizable checklists
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Offline functionality
  • Progress tracking
  • Light and dark modes
  • Daily mental health tips
Features
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Paranoia List helps you leave home with peace of mind. Whether it's locking the door, turning off the stove, or grabbing your keys, this simple checklist makes sure you never forget the little things that matter. • Minimal, distraction-free interface • Create and customize your own checklist • See your progress at a glance • Works entirely offline — no data collected • Light and dark modes for day and night use New! Get daily mental health tips to help you stay calm and manage anxiety. Each tip can be shared with friends for extra support. Stop second-guessing yourself. Stay calm. Stay organized.

About

Karavan

Visually organize projects with customizable Kanban boards. Break down tasks, attach files, and track progress with features like subtasks and a built-in Pomodoro timer. Syncs automatically across devices and works offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable Kanban boards
  • Subtasks and checklists
  • File attachments with Quick Look
  • Up Next view for urgent tasks
  • Undo/Redo with change log
  • Built-in Pomodoro timer
  • Automatic offline sync
Features
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Organize projects visually with Karavan – a native Kanban board app with automatic sync. Key Features • Flexible Kanban boards with customizable columns and swimlanes • Eisenhower Matrix – not sure what to tackle first? Switch any board to a 2×2 priority grid, drag tasks by effort and impact, and preview every change before it's applied – priorities you've set by hand are never silently overwritten • Subtasks – break any task into a checklist, track progress right on the card, and let Karavan suggest moving a task to Finished once everything's checked off • Attachments – attach photos and files to any task, and preview them with Quick Look • Up Next – see your most urgent and high-priority tasks across every project in one place, and jump straight to the board • Undo & Redo, plus a full Change Log of every change with one-tap revert • Powerful search – find any task instantly; it scrolls into view and highlights itself so you never lose track • Custom notification time per task, independent of its due date • Task priorities, due dates, auto-archive, and overdue/due-soon warnings • Configurable Finished Columns – decide exactly which columns count as done, not just the last one • Board templates – use the built-ins, customize them to fit your workflow, or build your own from scratch • Custom Project Icons – drag your own photo onto a project, or pick one from Photos or Files, and it replaces the icon everywhere the project shows up • Pin your favorite projects and give each one its own color for quick recognition • Customizable task types – 19 built-in types or create your own with custom colors and icons from the full SF Symbols library (6,900+ icons) • Built-in Pomodoro timer – start a Focus Session with a tap; the timer appears on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Markdown support in task descriptions with live preview • Per-board filters and sorting that persist across sessions • Drag and drop, swipe between columns, and reorder with a tap – navigate your board however feels natural • Automatic sync across all your devices – works offline, syncs when you're back online Perfect For: Software developers, event planners, homeowners, students, and anyone who wants visual project management without the complexity. Questions, feedback, or suggestions? Feel free to email us at Karavan@heckel.tech – we'd love to hear from you!

Screenshots

ParanoiaList4 screens
Karavan4 screens

Verdict

The call

ParanoiaList and Karavan are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ParanoiaList against 5.0 for Karavan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ParanoiaList versus Karavan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParanoiaListKaravan
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.2 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYu LiangTobias Heckel

Customer experience

ParanoiaList

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Karavan

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ParanoiaList

No in-app purchases

None

Karavan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ParanoiaList free?
ParanoiaList is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Karavan free?
Karavan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ParanoiaList or Karavan?
ParanoiaList and Karavan are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ParanoiaList or Karavan have ads?
Neither ParanoiaList nor Karavan shows ads.

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